David Scott Szekeres, 53, died suddenly at home in Sandy Hook on September 4. He was born in Bridgeport on October 27, 1962, to Louis A. and Shirley Rumble Szekeres.

Mr Szekeres grew up in Trumbull, attending school there and working most of his adult life for Anthony's Rubbish Removal of Long Hill. He enjoyed raising chickens and gardening. His Boy Scout years taught him many skills. His best friends, Kenny Chatlos and Paul Sarnik, have been his closest friends since grade school. His favorite rock band was Lynyrd Skynyrd.

His longtime companion Carol Buynak of Sandy Hook; his mother Shirley Szekeres of Pownal, Vt.; his brothers, Rodger of Florida, Aaron and his wife, Susan, of Waterbury, and John of Middletown; sisters and husbands Adeline and Mark Hazzard of Terryville, Suzanne and Ray Meeker of Bridgeport, and Jessica and William Nitsche of Shelton; his nephews; niece; and aunt Joan Sondergaard of Richmondville, N.Y., survive him. His grandparents Louis and Adeline Randall Szekeres, and Forrest and Johanne Andersen Rumble; his father Louis A. Szekeres; his uncle Richard Szekeres; and a nephew predeceased him.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 10, at 11 am, in the First United Methodist Church of Shelton, 188 Rocky Rest Road, Shelton.

In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to the Newtown Department of Social Services, 3 Main Street, Newtown CT 06470.

Arrangements are by the Redgate-Hennessy Funeral Home, Trumbull. To send online condolences, visit redgatehennessy.com.